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5-Week Assessment #1 Exam Review
5-Week Assessment #1 Exam Review
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Earth's Layers, Boundaries, Scientific Method, & Heat Transfer
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1
What BOUNDARY will an Earthquake occur?
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Convection
2
Which layer is responsible for Earth's Magnetic Field?
Layer A
Layer E
Layer B
Layer C
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Layer A
Crust
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
4
Look at the ARROWS... name the
PLATE BOUNDARY
most likely to occur along the region labeled A?
Convection Currents
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
5
Which LAYER of the Earth can you find the circular movements labeled "A"?
Asthenosphere
Lithosphere
Outer Core
Crust
6
After you complete an experiment... what should you do next?
Ask a question
Form a Hypothesis
Draw a conclusion
Analyze the Data
7
What two main layers of the Earth are composed of rock?
Mantle/Outer Core
Crust/Inner Core
Outer Core/Inner Core
Crust/Mantle
8
Who created the theory of Continental Drift?
Inga Lehman
Harry Hess
Alfred Wegener
Albert Einstein
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When an Oceanic Plate and a Continental Plate collide, why does the Oceanic Plate SUBMERGE?
Its a younger plate
Its an older plate
Its less dense
Its more dense
10
This layer is made up of TWO layers....Layer F
Crust
Asthenosphere
Core
Lithosphere
11
What type of BOUNDARY is creating the FEATURE labeled "H"?
Transform
Divergent
Convergent
Trench
12
What type of heat transfer would you have if you held your hands up to a campfire to warm them?
Radiation
Conduction
Convergent
Convection
13
Which BOUNDARY is indicated by letter "C"?
Transform
Convergent
Subduction
Divergent
14
What MOVEMENT is occurring at a DIVERGENT boundary?
Plates COLLIDE
Plates SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
Plate DIVIDE
No Movement
15
Which FEATURE is indicated by letter "H"?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Sea-Floor Spreading
Trench
Subduction
16
As you DESCEND into the Earth... temperature, density, & pressure change. HOW do they change?
They all increase
Only temperature increases
Only density increase
They all decrease
17
Layer D
Crust
Mantle
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
18
What are the VIBRATIONS called that we feel during an Earthquake?
Seismic Waves
Radio Waves
Sound Waves
Light Waves
19
What causes a Tsunami?
Hurricane
Nothing - it just happens
Earthquake on land
Underwater Earthquake
20
Which layer of the Earth do you find VOLCANOES?
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
Mantle
21
When two CONTINENTAL plates collide - this FEATURE is created (letter "G")?
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Mountains
Volcano
Trench
22
Hot molten rock that comes OUT of a volcano is called?
Magma
Lava
23
What MOVEMENT is occurring at a CONVERGENT boundary?
Plates SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
Plate DIVIDE
Plates COLLIDE
No Movement
24
Which layer are Lithospheric Plates floating on?
Lithosphere
Outer Core
Crust
Asthenosphere
25
Which layer of the Earth helps to create our Gravitational Pull?
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
26
What is the GOLDEN RULE about HEAT TRANSFER?????
Look both ways before crossing a pot of boiling water.
Heat rises while cooler temperatures sink.
Don't touch the hot stove.
Heat sinks while cooler temperatures rise.
27
What is the only true LIQUID layer of the Earth?
Outer Core
Lower Mantle
Inner Core
Asthenosphere
28
What is a trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock?
Bone
Fossil
DNA
Imprint
29
What FEATURE can occur when two Oceanic Plates DIVIDE?
Subduction
Sea-Floor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridge
Trench
30
Which PROCESS is making the Pacific Ocean get SMALLER (letter "C")?
Subduction
Trench
Sea-Floor Spreading
Mid-Ocean Ridge
31
Which is NOT a piece of evidence used by Wegener to prove his Theory of Continental Drift?
Footprints
Continents fit together like a puzzle.
Two continents share similar climates.
Fossils
32
Which type of CRUST is the MOST DENSE?
Oceanic
Continental
33
What PROCESS occurs when an Oceanic Plate & a Continental Plate collide (letter "C")?
Sea-Floor Spreading
Trench
Subduction
Mid-Ocean Ridge
34
John stood out in the sun too long and got a bad sunburn. What type of heat transfer is this?
Conduction
Radiation
Convergent
Convection
35
Older rock is pushed farther away & newer rock is at the opening of which FEATURE (letter "J")?
Subduction
Sea-Floor Spreading
Trench
Mid-Ocean Ridge
